November 29, 2009

It is interesting to know that I finally managed to get some time for writing my blog. I was thinking daily to write something but I couldn’t able to make it somehow. However, today I have finally got some time. This is superb great!

A lot of things have been happen in the last few days which are very difficult to remember and write it down. However, I will try to write at least some of them.

Professor Michel has given me a gift which is sent by Saint Nicholas (A sweet dutch culture). The gift was a very testy chocolate having my initial in big font. Photo of the gift is here:

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Apart from this, I also visited to Den Haag. There, I went to Scheveningen Beach. In this winter, almost no one was on the beach except few crazy adventurous fun lovers doing surfing on the strong wave. It was fun watching them live. I spent more then an hour just standing and watching them, enjoying strong wind, and natural beauty. This trip was on the bike when the outside temperature was 8*C! It was fun doing biking of almost 40 KM in this cold and rainy weather. Here, I have some photos of this trip:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ashish.nigam/ScheveningenBeachInWinterNov09

The next big task I have completed is very interesting. I have finally collected some photos and videos of our diwali celebration. As I have already mentioned in past blogs, I have participated in two dances, a skit and a fashion show! I have uploaded all the photos and videos on ISA-Delft youtube and picasaweb account. The video of my dance, all photos and entire playlist is linked below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ashish.nigam/Diwali2009ISATUDelft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF3p4A2-su0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXFXDbcpc9g

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E11AE94C9B51B250

Hmmm, how can I forgot that I watched a movie name "Ajab Prek Ke Gazab Kahani". There is a very beautiful song in this movie, prem ki naiya ai ram ke bharose, ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYm-e1GfFA

Apart from all these events, I have done some study and made progress in the thesis work. I have to again concentrate myself for thesis work.

I think this is substantial to regain for the blog. Let me sleep and get refreshed for tomorrow.

Welcome January 09

Task for the January

January... a new year and new month but all the old challenges and incomplete tasks. Let me try to make some plan to tackle the current situation like exam, study, paper, research, report...

In this month I will try to:

> sleep at around 11-12 and wake-up early in the morning like 7-8

> email only twice in a day, first in lunch time and second in dinner time

> chat/orkut/facebook time is after 8PM

> voice chat and video talk on week-end only (exceptions allowed)

> avoid time-pass work in rest of the time

I know that following above schedule will take 1-2 week at-least and may be entire month, but I hope I will be able to make it! Then the plan of February will be based on the January result.

New Year 2009 Resolution

New Year 2009 Resolution

Hummm... Resolution... means say tauba to some "Bad Habit" and welcome some "Good Decision"!!!

This is one of the most difficult and practically most repetitive tasks to do. People usually take same or similar kind of resolution on every occasion which they always fail to full-fill! I remember my sweet old days, On every birth day of mine, I use to take resolution of "hard work", "study", "dedication", "truth speaking" bla bla... and again and again, every year I do the same... always think to improve on my self but I never improved as such (Actually I am intelligent by birth, so can’t improve on it!) Jokes apart, this is really a big challenge for me to choose practical resolution. Let me try to put my best effort again to decide on some meaning-full resolution:

Bad Habit: Since I left India, my schedule is changed very drastically. I use to wake-up around 11-12, first mean at around 3-4, late night movie and sleep early in the morning... In the year 2009, I will try to have scheduled daily activity mainly sleep and meal.

Good Decision: I am becoming very lazy and this is impacting my health. Being health conscious, I think I should start some regular physical activities to make me fit and fine!

So, finally I have selected similar routine resolution but this time I have limited the horizon of the reach! Let’s see how much I can achieve!

Year 2008/2009

New Year 2009

Wish you all very Happy New Year. So, finally 2008 is over after giving tons of memories, happy moments, love and sorrow, success & failure, and lot more...

Here are few moments I would like to always remember from 2008:

  > Painting Gift Shopping - January to February

  > Tubrahalli House - January to July

  > Award and Achievement in Intel - January to July

  > MS Application and admission - March to July

  > Cataract Operation of my mother - March to April

  > Flight Travel with my mother - March to April

  > Didi in Bangalore - July

  > TUD Admission and landing in Netherlands - July to August

  > New Friends - August to December

  > Paris Trip - December

  > And last but not least, some show time :) - December

There are many more moments in 2008, but can’t write all of them... I wish to see more rocking and challenging new year 2009